Shawn Ward, 36, of Cottage Place, was shot several times at about 6:10 p.m. while in a second-floor apartment at 18 Cottage Place, police said. His dog also was shot and died.

Authorities were searching for a white car being driven by a white man in his 20s to 30s wearing a black jacket with red hood.

The passenger, who is the suspected shooter, was described as a black man, 25 to 30 years old, about 6-foot, 1-inch, tall with short braids who reportedly used a long gun. He was wearing a black jacket.